Is the impurity of khamr intrinsic? And what is the ruling on cologne?

Question:
Is khamr intrinsically impure? And what is the ruling on using cologne?

Answer:
Khamr is impure according to the majority of scholars, and Allah has forbidden it. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was forbidden it by his Lord, he was commanded to pour it out. The majority of scholars held that it is impure because it is foul, and it is the mother of all fouls.
The position of the majority of scholars is that it is impure. One should wash whatever it touches on clothing, and wash the vessels after it.
Some said that it is pure because it is from grapes, or dates, or honey, or the like. However, it must be poured out immediately; whenever it ferments, it must be destroyed.
But the majority’s statement that it is impure is a strong statement because it is foul. Foulness is the impurity that is in urine and excrement. The origin of urine is water, and the origin of excrement is food: dates, meat, and bread. When its state changed and it became foul, it became impure. Similarly, the origin of khamr is from grapes, from dates, from honey, from wheat, from barley, and from other things. By its fermentation, its strength, and its intoxication, it became foul.
The statement that it is impure is a strong statement, as it is the statement of the majority. It is a means of caution against it, and of not leaving it, pouring it out, and destroying it.
Cologne is also foul because it contains spirit, which is intoxicating. It is obligatory to refrain from using it. People have known its intoxicating nature, and some fools may consume it and become intoxicated.
We asked a group of doctors about it, and they mentioned that it intoxicates because of the spirit in it. It is obligatory not to use it, neither on bedding nor on hands. Many people are lax in this matter, and it is not permissible to be lax in it.